Football: Northwestern's success spreading from field to recruiting trail

[Sam_Lee]

<p>[Northwestern</a> recruiting: Pat Fitzgerald’s team Big Ten, national force - College Football - Ben Glicksman - SI.com](<a href=“http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130624/northwestern-football-recruiting/]Northwestern”>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130624/northwestern-football-recruiting/)</p>

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Four-star quarterback Clayton Thorson committed to Northwestern over Iowa, Illinois, Penn State and Ole Miss in March. Four-star athlete Dareian Watkins pledged the Wildcats over Penn State, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Louisville, among others, in May. Heralded running back Justin Jackson picked Northwestern out of a group of more than a dozen major-conference offers and fellow back Auston Anderson, a Plano, Texas, native, chose Northwestern over hometown Texas, TCU, Baylor and Texas Tech.

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[kimfuge88]

<p>Great news - looking forward to this coming season!</p>